| Translated title | From Rashi to Moses Mendelssohn. Testimonies of Yiddish |
| Author & Curator |
Erika Timm. |
| Imprint |
Trier, Germany, 1986. Booklet, 24 pp., illustrations: 18 b&w, 15 × 21 cm. German. |
| Location |
Universität Trier (1986) |
| Description |
Exceptional Yiddish books, manuscripts and letters, from the earliest known Yiddish inscription (a medieval gloss on Rashi’s commentary to the Talmud, dated 1190) to an 18th-C letter from Moses Mendelssohn to his bride, Fromet Gugenheim. Some texts with printed illustrations. Brief descriptions. 23 items. |
| main keywords |
YIDDISHPRINTED BOOKS |
| minor keywords |
Historical documentsMendelssohn, MosesMinhagim booksPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesScrolls of Esther, non-Hebrew textYiddish literatureYiddish manuscriptsYiddish printing |